| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-1-BO: 41-24340 to 41-24389 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 342nd Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 41-24377 / Boomerang II
Assigned RAF [FA692] but transferred 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; transferred 342BS/97BG Maison Blanche 5/11/42; Used by Gen Mark Clark to Gibraltar 19/10/42; Returned to the USA Tinker 14/7/43; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Arledge 22/11/44. BOOMERANG II.
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This page was last updated on 22 July 2017
24. February 2025 access_time 17:14
Initial crew- My father, William (Bill) McClintock was the bombardier, pilot – Wayne Connors, copilot – Dave (“hose nose”) Peterson, navigator, Jim Kreidler, ball turret -Joe Riebeck, waist gunner -Charles Solary, tail gunner John Granoff, waist gunner – Clarence McCormick, radio operator- Russell Ojala, engineer Roy Zeran.
10. June 2025 access_time 4:13
Hi Peter! My father, Joseph Ribeck was the ball turret gunner on your Dad’s B17 “Boomerang”. I hope you see this and we can connect with each other!